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Details for: PI 604786,
Spinacia oleracea
L., SPI 62/78
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Spinacia oleracea
L.
Top Name:
SPI 62/78
Origin:
Collected – Nepal
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
05 Feb 1997
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Availability
This accession is not available. Contact site for status.
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Spinacia oleracea
L.
Top Name:
SPI 62/78
Origin:
Collected – Nepal
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
05 Feb 1997
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
Nepal
Donated
Leningradskaja oblast', Russian Federation
Donor(s):
N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry
05 February 1997.
Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Donor(s):
Leibniz-Inst fur Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung
Accession Names and Identifiers
SPI 62/78
Type: Institute identifier
IPK identifier.
Specht, Carl-Eckhard Institut fur Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung
Cornell ID #142
Type: Institute identifier
Group: CORNELL.CEA.SPINACH
Cornell Spinach Data 2001.
Johnson Rutzke, Corinne Cornell University
VIR 553
Type: Institute identifier
This 553 is associated with the Vavilov Inst. in the documentation, but might not be a VIR number.
Ames 23657
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
24
Type: Other or unclassified name
Sakata lot number.
Yaya, Naoki Sakata Seed America, Inc.
K 3967
Type: Other or unclassified name
The documentation is unclear about what kind of number this is.
Narrative
Spinacia oleracea
L.
Genus:
Spinacia
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Subfamily:
Chenopodioideae
Tribe:
Anserineae
Nomen number:
35256
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1027. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359048
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
03/11/2004
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Spinacia oleracea
L. var.
oleracea
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Spinacia inermis
Moench
Spinacia spinosa
Moench
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Spinacia oleracea
L. var.
inermis
(Moench) Peterm.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
spinach
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
épinard
2
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds.
1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.,
Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA)
8:266.
German
Spinat
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India
pinni
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian
spinacio
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji
horenso
2
Batra, L. R.
1995. Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature
Portuguese
espinafre
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
espinaca
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish
spenat
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
bo cai
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean
sigeumchi
2
Hoang, H.-D. et al.
1997. Additional notes to the checklist of Korean cultivated plants (5). Consolidated summary and indexes. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:372.
Name
References
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Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
Awika, H. O., K. Cochran, V. Joshi, R. Bedre, K. K. Mandadi, & C. A. Avila.
2019. Single-marker and haplotype-based association analysis of anthracnose (Collectotrichum dematium) resistance in spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Pl. Breed. (New York) 139:402-418.
DOI:
10.1111/pbr.12773
.
Number of accessions cited:
272
Awika, H. O., T. G. Marconi, R. Bedre, K. K. Mandadi, & C. A. Avila.
2019. Minor alleles are associated with white rust (Albugo occidentalis) susceptibility in spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Hort. Res. (London) 6:129.
DOI:
10.1038/s41438-019-0214-7
.
Number of accessions cited:
250
Gyawali, S., Bhattarai, G., Correll, J.C. et al.
2025. Genome wide association study of Fusarium wilt resistance in Spinacia turkestanica. Nature 15, 15486
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98932-x
.
Number of accessions cited:
15
Shi, Ainong, Gehendra Bhattarai, Haizheng Xiong, Carlos A. Avila, Chunda Feng, Bo Liu, Vijay Joshi, Larry Stein, Beiquan Mou, Lindsey J. du Toit, & James C. Correll.
2022. Genome-wide association study and genomic prediction of white rust resistance in USDA GRIN spinach germplasm. Hort. Res. 9:uhac069.
DOI:
10.1093/hr/uhac069
.
Note:
ISSN 2052-7276 (online)
Number of accessions cited:
230
Shi, Ainong, Jun Qin, Beiquan Mou, J. Correll, Yuejin Weng, D. Brenner, Chunda Feng, D. Motes, Wei Yang, Lingdi Dong, G. Bhattarai, & W. Ravelombola.
2017. Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of spinach by single-nucleotide polymorphisms identified through genotyping-by-sequencing. PLoS One 12(11):e0188745.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0188745
.
Number of accessions cited:
265
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CHEMICAL
CALCIUM
Calcium concentration in the leaf (ppm)
5105
6
More information on Grusak's Sampling and Experimental design (a .doc file)>/a.">SPINACH.MINERALS.2003.GRUSAK
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
CHEMICAL
COPPER
Copper concentration in the leaf (ppm)
10.06
6
More information on Grusak's Sampling and Experimental design (a .doc file)>/a.">SPINACH.MINERALS.2003.GRUSAK
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
CHEMICAL
IRON
Iron concentration in the leaf (ppm)
83.94
6
More information on Grusak's Sampling and Experimental design (a .doc file)>/a.">SPINACH.MINERALS.2003.GRUSAK
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
CHEMICAL
MAGNESIUM
Magnesium concentration in the leaf (ppm)
7467
6
More information on Grusak's Sampling and Experimental design (a .doc file)>/a.">SPINACH.MINERALS.2003.GRUSAK
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
CHEMICAL
MANGANESE
Manganese concentration in the leaf (ppm)
380.55
6
More information on Grusak's Sampling and Experimental design (a .doc file)>/a.">SPINACH.MINERALS.2003.GRUSAK
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
CHEMICAL
MOLYBDENUM
Molybdenum concentration in the leaf (ppm)
1.75
6
More information on Grusak's Sampling and Experimental design (a .doc file)>/a.">SPINACH.MINERALS.2003.GRUSAK
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
CHEMICAL
NICKEL
Nickel concentration in the leaf (ppm)
.57
6
More information on Grusak's Sampling and Experimental design (a .doc file)>/a.">SPINACH.MINERALS.2003.GRUSAK
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
CHEMICAL
PHOSPHORUS
Phosphorus concentration in the leaf (ppm)
6298
6
More information on Grusak's Sampling and Experimental design (a .doc file)>/a.">SPINACH.MINERALS.2003.GRUSAK
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
CHEMICAL
ZINC
Zinc concentration in the leaf (ppm)
365.95
6
More information on Grusak's Sampling and Experimental design (a .doc file)>/a.">SPINACH.MINERALS.2003.GRUSAK
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
DISEASE
WHITE-RUST
White rust resistance scale. The lower numbers are most resistant. See Horticulture Research, 2022, 9: uhac069 https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhac069
5.0
SPINACH.WHITE-RUST.2022
Not Available
GROWTH
TALLNESS IN CM, BEFORE BOLTING
Tallness of the leaves in cm. Measured at maturity for harvest as a vegetable, before the flowering stalk emerges. The leaves are held up and measured from the soil to the tallest leaf point.
8.8
10
SPINACH.SALINAS.2001
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
COLORING AT THE BASE
Coloring at the base of the petioles.
WHT - White-Green
10
SPINACH.SALINAS.2001
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LEAF BLADE SHADE OF GREEN
The shade of green of the leaf blade.
medium-green - medium-green
10
SPINACH.SALINAS.2001
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LEAF SURFACE, SAVOY TO FLAT
Leaf blade surface texture, savoy (wrinkled) to flat.
3_semi-savoy - Semi-savoy (semi-wirnkled) leaf blade.
10
SPINACH.SALINAS.2001
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LEAF ERECTNESS
Erectness of the leaves.
SEMI - The leaves are semi-upright.
10
SPINACH.SALINAS.2001
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LEAF BLADE SHAPE
Leaf blade shapes.
2TEETH - Oakleaf shape with a tooth on each side of the blade.
10
SPINACH.SALINAS.2001
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LEAF BLADE SHAPE
Leaf blade shapes.
OVATE - Broadest at the base end of the blade, egg shaped.
10
SPINACH.SALINAS.2001
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FLOWERING STALK EMERGENCE
Relative time to bolting.
INTER - Intermediate.
10
SPINACH.SALINAS.2001
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds. Taken from the hundred seed weights in the GRIN inventory.
.69
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 604786 97ncao01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds. Taken from the hundred seed weights in the GRIN inventory.
.73
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 604786 98ncei01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
The weight in grams of 100 seeds. Taken from the hundred seed weights in the GRIN inventory.
1.06
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 604786 14ncei01 SD
Not Available